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Edward Snowden: ‘Let Hong Kong people decide my fate’ — Edward Snowden says he wants to ask the people of Hong Kong to decide his fate after choosing the city because of his faith in its rule of law. The 29-year-old former CIA employee behind what might be the biggest intelligence leak …

Google Glass Teardown — What is this Glass thing anyways? Google's latest and hottest gadget needs little introduction. Since its public unveiling in April 2012, the tiny head-mounted Android computer has been collecting controversy and sociological analysis.

ESPN Is Killing 3D Broadcasts By the End of the Year — ESPN will kill 3D TV by the end of the year. We reached out to ESPN, and the company confirmed rumors, citing lackluster adoption of the technology. This is huge news considering the huge investment that TV manufacturers and broadcasters have made to try to bolster the tech.

Fertile Ground — One of my favorite patterns in our industry is when the old and established are wiped out by disruption, irrelevance, or changing fashions. Like a forest fire, clearing out the old is very destructive and shouldn't be taken lightly. But what's left behind is a clean slate and immense opportunity.

MacBook Air 13" Mid 2013 Teardown — Apple used its Worldwide Developers Conference to yet again debut a new MacBook Air model. Join us as we see what 12 months of vintaging has done for the 13" variety of Cupertino's prized ultra-slim laptop. Step 1 — MacBook Air 13" …

Netflix to launch user profiles later this summer — LOS ANGELES — Sharing your Netflix account with a friend or lover who has dramatically different taste in movies than you do? Soon, there will be no need to worry about getting your Netflix recommendations all mixed up with theirs.

Why Pandora bought an FM radio station — The internet isn't just the future of radio; it is radio. Today, 70+ million Americans listen to Pandora, accounting for more than 7 percent of all U.S. radio listening. Our Music Genome Project, the most comprehensive music analysis ever undertaken …

A Windows Laptop With an Apple Price, but Less Juice — Laptop sales have been tanking as tablets surge. The new Windows 8 is off to a slow start with users. And the hybrid machines that claim to work as both tablets and laptops are still niche products. So what's a laptop maker to do?